"Q My next-door neighbour has a 20ft-wide lawn which borders the front of my house. There is a large tree in the corner of the lawn near my parking area. The boughs don't significantly overhang my driveway.
Every autumn the tree sheds lots of berries which fall predominantly onto the public pavement and my parking area, and therefore onto my cars. Similarly, and of greater concern, throughout the year bird excrement falls onto my vehicles rather than his, which are on the other side of the lawn, away from the tree. The tree therefore is a nuisance to me, but not to him.
My neighbours rent the property and occasionally sweep up the berries but, of course, do not clean the bird dirt from my cars. I am concerned that the bird dirt will cause damage to my cars' paintwork if not removed promptly, such as if I'm away, and I have already started deliberately parking the older of the two vehicles closest to the tree, to try and protect the more valuable car but still at the risk of damage to the other.
At what point does this tree constitute a legal nuisance? Other neighbours tell me they have complained and I feel we would be dismissed out of hand if we approached the rental agents. We don't know the details of the absent landlord. I would happily pay for a legal letter to the agent if removal of the tree would likely be their most pragmatic response. "
Source: 'My neighbour's tree drops berries on my car. Can I cut it back?'
Every autumn the tree sheds lots of berries which fall predominantly onto the public pavement and my parking area, and therefore onto my cars. Similarly, and of greater concern, throughout the year bird excrement falls onto my vehicles rather than his, which are on the other side of the lawn, away from the tree. The tree therefore is a nuisance to me, but not to him.
My neighbours rent the property and occasionally sweep up the berries but, of course, do not clean the bird dirt from my cars. I am concerned that the bird dirt will cause damage to my cars' paintwork if not removed promptly, such as if I'm away, and I have already started deliberately parking the older of the two vehicles closest to the tree, to try and protect the more valuable car but still at the risk of damage to the other.
At what point does this tree constitute a legal nuisance? Other neighbours tell me they have complained and I feel we would be dismissed out of hand if we approached the rental agents. We don't know the details of the absent landlord. I would happily pay for a legal letter to the agent if removal of the tree would likely be their most pragmatic response. "
Source: 'My neighbour's tree drops berries on my car. Can I cut it back?'
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